Career Center

Lower School Counselor

Needed for August 2023

Full-Time Lower School Counselor 

Exempt

10-month

 

Wilmington Friends School offers a college preparatory curriculum—including athletics, the arts and community service—in which Quaker values and high expectations are mutually supportive. The defining belief of Quakerism is that there is “that of God” in everyone. That belief gives rise to a school community that welcomes a variety of faith traditions and where we share an obligation to seek and answer what is best in ourselves and in others. Students at Friends are challenged to realize their potential: as learners, well prepared to succeed in college and career; as leaders, recognizing their power and opportunity to be agents of change; and as active and responsible members of communities, from the classroom to the world. The school seeks to serve students, age two through grade twelve, who demonstrate ongoing promise in their ability to succeed at Friends, both academically and in meeting expectations for integrity and conduct.

 

Wilmington Friends School is a Preschool to 12 Quaker, college preparatory, day school located in Wilmington, Delaware and enrolling approximately 740 students.

 

The Counselor will report to the Lower School Division Head and will develop a comprehensive lower school counseling program that focuses on the social-emotional wellness of elementary school students in preschool through grade five. In alignment with the School’s Statement on Diversity, the Lower School Counselor will work to advance the School’s commitment to intentional inclusion and anti-racism.

 

The Counselor will collaborate with administrators, faculty, staff, and parents in the  identification and intervention of students’ social/emotional needs; serve as a resource for teachers and administrators in developing action plans for students needing support; provide leadership for the coordination of division-wide social emotional learning programs; and ensure that each student has access to a school counseling program that advocates for all students in diverse cultural groups.

 

Responsibilities:

Preferred candidates for this position will:

Hold a Master’s degree in School Counseling;  

Fulfill state certification and licensure standards;

Have a minimum of five years of relevant experience providing counseling to lower school students, grades PS-5, within an independent school setting;

Have experience in implementing diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives with students from diverse backgrounds.

 

Interested candidates should send a cover letter, resume, and list of three references electronically to Linda Beard, Administrative Assistant to the Head of Lower School (lbeard@wilmingtonfriends.org). We will be accepting applications until Friday, February 3, 2022.

 

It is Wilmington Friends School’s policy to provide equal employment opportunity to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, sex (including pregnancy), religion, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, first responder status, or other protected status in accordance with applicable federal and state laws.  It is the intent and resolve of Wilmington Friends School to comply with the letter and the spirit of the law in the implementation of all facets of equal opportunity.  This equal opportunity policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment including, but not limited to, hiring, placement, training, promotion, compensation, termination, and retirement.